After initial surveys Friday, problems appeared to be contained to minor landscaping damage at several campuses and lingering power outages at four elementary schools, Facilities Chief Joseph Sanches said.

"It's worked out pretty good for us," he said, cautioning that school district crews will visit campuses starting at 7 a.m. today for a thorough damage assessment.

"Our biggest concern is having power at all schools," Sanches said. Heritage in Greenacres, North Grade in Lake Worth, Morikami Park west of Delray Beach and Boca Raton were the schools without electricity Friday.

The Red Cross used eight schools for shelters, beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday and ending between 8 a.m. and noon Friday. That left plenty of time for workers to clean up after the 600 people who spent the night.

All school activities, including athletic events, meetings and staff training, are canceled today and Sunday. Some sports events may be made up on Monday. Also, all schools will remain closed today for organizations that have leases to use facilities. Officials will determine whether leased spaces at schools will be available Sunday.

Administrators want to talk to the School Board on Wednesday about options for making up Friday's canceled classes, Moore said. The half-day lost Thursday would not be made up because it still counts as one of the 180 required days of instruction.

The first of 15 emergency makeup days listed on the school district calendar actually is the combination of two early-release days, Sept. 22 and Oct. 26. Those are half-days for students, with the remaining hours set aside for teacher training.

Last year, Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne caused the cancellation of 12 days of school -- the equivalent of nine days were later made up -- and $25 million to $30 million in damage throughout the school district.

For more information on all school operations, parents and employees can visit the school district Web site, www.palmbeachschools.org, or call the hotline at 561-357-7500 or toll-free at 866-930-6001 from Boca Raton and the Glades.

Marc Freeman can be reached at mjfreeman@sun-sentinel.com or 561-243-6642.